WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the eastbound Highway 58 flyover to Interstate 70 late Friday night.
According to Wheat Ridge Police, officers arrived at the scene just before 10:30 p.m. The rider, the sole occupant of the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators are looking into the incident; preliminary information suggests that alcohol may have been a contributing factor and that the rider was not wearing a helmet.
Youngfield Street and the Highway 58 flyover were closed for several hours while the Wheat Ridge Police Department's Crash and Traffic Team conducted their investigation. The roadways reopened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
Authorities noted that almost half of all motorcyclists who have died in Colorado over the past five years were not wearing helmets.